Fountain-brush.



PATENTED APR. ll, 1905.

P. H. CLINGAN.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY ze, 1904.

HV1/MIUR Rf-@Jwz/ )f6/272910Z By my r6 ATTORNEYS UNTTEn STATES PatentedApril 11, 1905.

PATENT Ottica,

ll'liS'lON H. tLlNGAN, OF FLORENCE, COL()h-\DO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJOHN H. TODD, OF CANON CITY, COLORADO.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH- SPECIFICATION foiining part Of Letters Patent NO.787,278, dated April 11, 1905.

Application tiled July 28,1904. Serial No. 218,506.

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Be it known that l, Pans'rox ll. CLrxtiAx, a citizen of the t'nitedStates, and a resident l of Florence, in the county of Fremont and lState of Colorado, have invented a new and liiiproved Fountain-Brush, ofwhich the following is a. full, clear, and exact description. l

)ly invention relates to fouiitaiii-brushes l and oil-cans or similarreceptacles for hibrif cants or polishing fluids.

)ly object is to provide a can of very simple forni which so constructedas to prevent the possibility of spilling the contents thereof. The canincludes a wick of absorbent material, which is constantly supplied withoil or other [luid within the can.

The invention consists in the construction A and combination of parts tobe more 'fully dei scribed hereinafter and definitely set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specilication, in which similar characters of reference lindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical central section through a can or fountain-brushconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectiontaken substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig, l, and Fig. E is aperspective view representing the device in an inverted position.

liefert-ing more particularly to the parts, l represents the body of thecan, which is snbj staiitially cylindrical in forni, as shown` withcontracted extremities 3 and 4f, the upper extremity ."3 having aninwardly-disposed lip or [lange 5 disposed about the open mouth of thecan. lYithin the body l there is a thimble o, which consists of acylindrical member, the upper edge whereof is attached by solder I orsimilar means to the inner face of the lip 5, as indicated most clearlyin Fig. l. The lower edge T of this tliiiiible lies near the bottom S ofthe can, but does not touch the saine. whereby communication is had atthis point between the interior of the tliiiiible and the annularoil-cliaiiiber t), surrounding the saine. Within the thimble 6 a wick1t) is received, the same preferably consisting of a roll of burlap orsimilar material having a frayed upper edge 1 l, which projects beyondthe mouth of the can, as indicated7 so as to constitute a brush. MTheannular oil-chamber t) or reservoir may be supplied with oil through a.suitable filling-nipple l2, closed by a suitable cap l, as indicated.

The mouth of the can is normally closed by a suitable cover l-t, whichcover has an extended or conical. base l5, provided with a spun threadto correspond witli a similar spun thread which is formed, as shown,upon the contracted extremities of the can-body.

vlien the device is in use, the cover is to be removed froni the mouththereof and applied to the threaded base of the can. .When the cover isremoved in this manner, the extremity ll of the brush or wick l() isexposed and projects beyond the mouth of the can, so as to facilitateits application to various purposes.

A can or fountain-brush constructed in this manner is very simple andinexpensive and should have very wide general usefulness for variouspurposessuch as for oiling or polishing surfaces, cleaning windows, &c.-it being understood that the can may be used as a receptacle for fluidsof all kinds.

l'laving thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire tosecure by `Letters Patent- 1. A can comprising a cylindrical body havingcontracted substantially conical extremities, the upper extremity havingan inwardly-tuiiied lip formed at the mouth of said can, a cylindricaltliiiiible attached to said lip and extending downwardly within saidbody to a point near the bottom thereof, a roll of fabric disposedwithin said tliiiiible and having a frayed extremity projecting beyondthe mouth of said can and constituting a brush, a cover adapted toreceive a projecting extremity of said brush, said cover hav- .ing anexpanded threaded base, the extremities of said body having threadscorresponding thereto, said body presenting a` space within the samesurrounding said tliiiiible and constituting a chamber to receive alhiid, a filling-nipple for said chamber, and a cap for the same.

2. A can comprising a cylindrical body having a contracted upperextremity With a lip formed at the mouth thereof, a thimble attaching tosaid lip and extending down# Wardly Within the body of said can to apoint near the bottom thereof, a brush of absorbent material carriedWithin said thimble and projecting beyond the mouth of said can, and acover receiving the projecting extremity of said Wick and attaching tothe contracted extremity of said body.

3. A can comprising a cylindrical body having contracted threadedextremities, the upper extremity having an inwardly-turned lip, athimble consisting of a cylindrical body attaching to said lip andextending down- Wardly Within said body to a point near the bottom ofthe same, a brush of absorbent material carried Within said thimble andproj ecting beyond the mouth of said can, and a cover receiving theprojecting extremity of said brush and having an expanded threaded baseadapted to seat upon either of the threaded extremities of said body.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PRESTON H. CLINGAN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS BLUNT7 JOSEPH D. BLUNT.

